# cause vs close

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### cause
*noun · IPA [koz] · frequency rank #27,663*
Grund, Ursache, Anlass

### close
*noun · IPA [kləʊz] · frequency rank #20,880*
die Sackgasse

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cause-vs-close